Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852

Macpherson, Enrique & Cleva, Régis, 2010, Shallow-water squat lobsters (Crustacea, Decapoda, Galatheidae) from Mayotte (Comoros Island), La Réunion and Madagascar, with the description of a new genus and two new species, Zootaxa 2612, pp. 57-68 : 62

Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852

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Galathea spinoso-rostris Dana, 1852: 480.

Galathea spinosorostris . — Baba et al. 2008: 77 (compilation).

Material examined. La Reunion, Pierre au Prefet, fore reef, 21º03.75'S, 55º12.768'E, 10–19 m, 15 August 2007, 1 M 3.0 mm (UF12841).

Mayotte. Stn 23, Choizil pass, "Patate à Teddy" 12°40'56.91"S, 44°57'51.63"E, 15–30 m, J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut, J. Dumas coll., 13 November 2009, outer reef, collapsed barrier, 1 M 3.2 mm, 1 ov. F 3.4 mm (MNHN-Ga7340).

Coloration. Base of carapace and abdomen light orange, with striae reddish. P1–4 whitish with red stripes on distal part of meri, carpi and propodi; P1 fingers reddish, distal part whitish.

Distribution. Widely distributed along the Indian Ocean and West and Central Pacific, from Hawaiian Islands (type locality), French Polynesia, Palau, Philippines, Indonesia, Andaman Sea, eastern coast of Africa, from Zanzibar to Seychelles and Madagascar, between 1.5 and 772 m. The wide depth range of the species recommends a revision of the material from different depths and localities. The present material from La Réunion and Mayotte was collected at 10– 30 m.

Figures

FIGURE 3. A, Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875, Madagascar, Nosy Be, ov. F 3.6 mm (UF 14013), dorsal view. B, Galathea aegyptiaca Paul’son, 1875, Madagascar, Nosy Be, M 3.0 mm (UF 14576), dorsal view. C, Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914, Madagascar, Nosy Be, ov. F 3.6 mm (UF 14334), dorsal view. D, Galathea mauritiana Bouvier, 1914, Mayotte, ov. F 3.2 mm (MNHN-Ga 7335), dorsal view. E, Galathea denticulata new species, Mayotte, holotype, M 2.2 mm (MNHN-Ga 7338), dorsal view. F, Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852, Mayotte, M 3.2 mm (MNHN-Ga 7340), dorsal view. G, Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969, Madagascar, Nosy Be, M 3.8 mm (UF 14413), dorsal view. H, Galathea tanegashimae Baba, 1969, Mayotte, ov. F 3.7 mm (MNHN-Ga 7342), dorsal view. I, Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902, Madagascar, Nosy Be, F 4.0 mm (UF 12554), dorsal view. J, Galathea ternatensis De Man, 1902, Madagascar, Nosy Be, F 3.4 mm (UF 14630), dorsal view. K, Macrothea bouchardi new species, Mayotte, holotype, M 3.5 mm (MNHN-Ga 7350), dorsal view. L, Sadayoshia edwardsii (Miers, 1884), Mayotte, M 4.6 mm (MNHN-Ga 7351). Photographs: Madagascar, G. Paulay; Mayotte, J. Poupin & R. Cleva.